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Diablo 3 1.0.3 is Live, Player Beats Inferno on Hardcore Before Patch's Nerf

First Diablo 3 HC Inferno run even more impressive before latest patch.

Diablo 3 Update 1.0.3 is now live, inexplicably reducing the damage done by a number of monsters and bosses, most notably on Inferno difficulty. Before the patch kicked in, though, one player decided to tackle Inferno in all its impossible glory... with a Hardcore character. With permadeath and loot on the line, Toronto, Canada's "Kripparrian" became the world's first Diablo 3 player to complete all four difficulty levels, including pre-1.0.3 patch Inferno, on Hardcore. *Standing to applaud*

Note: there are spoilers below if you haven't yet completed Diablo 3.

Via Twitter Blizzard confirmed that Kripparrian is the world's first Hardcore Inferno clear, and there's even a video of the Diablo boss fight that documents the feat:

Oh, and about that patch? It's a big one. Blizzard has been tweaking the hell (pun!) out of its creation, and the lengthy Diablo 3 1.0.3 patch notes prove it.